Randolph E. Oswald

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial State Capitol Grounds Bismarck North Dakota under the county of Sheridan. Memorialized at the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial. Randolph E. Oswald Missing Status Missing In Action ABMC Burial Unit 17th Tank Battalion, 7th Armored Division World War II Service # 37323731 Rank Private First Class, U.S. Army Unit 17th Tank Battalion, 7th Armored Division Entered Service From North Dakota Date of Death October 29, 1944 Status Missing In Action Memorialized Tablets of the Missing Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands From the Register of North Dakota Veterans WWII and Korea page 1129: OSWALD, RANDOLPH E. RN 37 323 731; born Menno, SDak 30 Aug 20; resident Sheridan County, NDak; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 17 Nov 42; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 29 Oct 44 Holland; PFC; remains not recovered. From Fields of Honor Database: OSWALD, Randolph Elmer "Randy" Servicenumber: 37323731 Age: 24 Born: 30 August 1920, Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota Hometown: Denhoff, Sheridan County, North Dakota Family: Adam Oswald (father) Ida R. (Pfeiffle) Oswald (mother) Elda A. Oswald (sister) Gideon R. Oswald (brother) Clifford R. Oswald (brother) Edward A. Oswald (brother) Dwaine A. Oswald (brother) Rank: Private First Class Function: Light Truck Driver Regiment: - Battalion: 17th Tank Battalion Division €“ Transport: 7th Armored Division Company €“ Squadron: HQ & HQ Company Unit €“ Group: - Plane data: (Serialnumber, MACR, etc.) - Date of death: 29 October 1944 Status: MIA Place of death: In the vicinity of Meijel, Holland Spot: Not available Awards: Purple Heart Gravenumber: Walls of the Missing Cemetery: American War Cemetery Margraten Biography: - Other information: Randolph E. Oswald attended rural county schools. He played the guitar and was an avid baseball player in the towns amateur baseball league. He was enlisted in 1942 and had training at Fort Snelling,Minnesota. Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, http://www.7tharmddiv.org/index.htm, www.ancestry.com - U.S. Census Records 1910-1940 / South Dakota Marriages 1905-1949, www.findagrave.com Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Randy Oswald